‘”He mentally and physically intimidated you,” said St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock, who beat Hasek in the 1999 Cup final with the Stars. “I think there were games that you knew you were never going to score on him, and I think it was very discouraging at times. I think that’s a great quality. I’d never seen the guy quit on a puck, I’d never seen the guy give up on anything. And that’s hard to play against.”‘